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Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), today, joined with Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) to introduce the bipartisan Migratory Bird Protection Act, legislation that would permanently codify important and much-needed protections for millions of migratory birds. The legislation would provide regulatory certainty for industries and help ensure that we meet the conservation goals of the century-old Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) which forms the backbone of our nation’s migratory bird conservation efforts. The legislation is also co-sponsored by 47 Members of Congress. “The MBTA has been...

The Rapid Interview with Asia Pulp & Paper 19 May 2021 Expand We caught up with Christopher Wong, SVP and global business unit head for industrial paper at Asia Pulp & Paper, for our latest Rapid Interview. Your elevator pitch: introduce and sell us your company Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Sinar Mas is a pulp and paper manufacturing company that delivers quality products to meet growing global demand for paper, tissue, and packaging. With an annual pulp, paper, and packaging capacity of more than 20 million tons, the company markets its products in more than 150 countries. This growth is guided...

1:36 President Joe Biden Has Nominated Longtime Environmentalist Tracy Stone-Manning To Serve As Director Of The Bureau Of Land Management. Credit NWF Photo Conservationists in Utah and across the West are praising the Biden administration’s nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning, a longtime veteran of the fight to preserve public lands, to lead the Bureau of Land Management. "This is really vital for us to have somebody who can split the differences and be a collaborative partner in taking care of the landscapes of the West. It's something that's been missing in recent years," Brett Prettyman s...

Maine delegation presses federal agency to protect rural forest economy A proposed change in federal guidance threatens conservation efforts and forestry in rural Maine, particularly on land owned and managed by the Appalachian Mountain Club, the four delegation members say. Share Maine’s congressional delegation is expressing opposition to a proposed change in federal guidance around nonindustrial forests out of concern the change could threaten conservation efforts and funding for the state’s forest products industry. In a letter this past week to Kevin Norton, acting chief of the U.S....

SALT LAKE CITY — The $2.3 trillion spending bill passed by Congress this week included conservation and environmental protection in addition to providing economic support to Americans impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The massive pandemic relief bill passed by Congress on Monday — providing $892 billion for COVID-19 relief and another $1.4 trillion in omnibus spending — will provide assistance to Americans and businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic, according to the Associated Press. It still needs final approval from President Donald Trump to become law. However, the bill does...